Ruling on gifts given by pharmaceutical company reps to doctors
Question My question is about what is done by advertising reps of pharmaceutical companies. Nowadays some or most of these companies operate by means of gifts or bribes. They give gifts to doctors so that they will prescribe the drugs that are produced by these companies, and the reps fear for their positions in the…
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Is it regarded as a case of necessity because he fears losing his job, or not? Especially since he may have financial obligations which he must fulfil.
Praise be to Allah.
The company rep who gives gifts to doctors so that they will
distribute the drugs of that company and not others is regarded as the
intermediary between the one who is giving the bribe and the one who is
taking it. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
cursed all three and said: “May Allaah curse the one who gives a bribe, the
one who takes it and the intermediary between them.”
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send
blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and
companions.
